Shough is the second Cardinal to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft and opt out of the Sun Bowl, following wide receiver Ja'Corey Brooks. Louisville has also seen 14 players enter the transfer portal as well.

Shough joins wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks as the only Louisville players who have opted out of the Sun Bowl at this point. The Cards will also be without the (currently) 15 pla

Louisville football will be without its starting quarterback for its upcoming bowl game. Tyler Shough announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he would be sitting out the Sun Bowl game and entering the 2025 NFL Draft.

Louisville football will be without Tyler Shough for its Sun Bowl game vs Washington. The Louisville QB will instead focus on 2025 NFL Draft prep.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville senior defensive end Ashton Gillotte has declared for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft and will not play in the Cardinals' upcoming matchup vs. Washington in the Sun Bowl, he announced Friday on social media.

Louisville won 41-14 over Kentucky. Tyler Shough passed for 128 yards on 9-of-18 attempts (50.0%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Isaac Brown carried the ball 26 times for 178 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding three receptions for 12 yards. Chris Bell put up 84 yards on three catches.

Quarterback Tyler Shough never faced the University of Washington football team in his three seasons at Oregon. Two schools later, he's made sure that won't happen at Louisville either after he opted out of playing against the Huskies on Dec.